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Left MEPs launch citizens’ initiative to suspend EU-Israel agreement
Initiative insists Israel’s actions in Gaza breach international law and calls for end to trade deal.
EU–Mercosur deal is ‘neocolonial’ and harmful to Mercosur, says former IMF director
Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. argues Brazil should avoid advancing similar trade pacts.
Germany's Merz floats possibility of EU-India trade deal by end of January
German Chancellor floated the possibility that the European Union and India could sign a landmark free trade agreement by the end of January, a move that could reshape global trade ties as protectionism rises and US-India talks remain stalled.
European farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal
Many European farmers fear their livelihoods would be undercut by a flow of cheaper goods from Latin American countries if the deal passes
Von der Leyen to sign Mercosur deal Saturday in Paraguay
The EU and Mercosur will sign their long-awaited trade agreement on Saturday, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveling to Paraguay on Jan. 17 for the signing ceremony.
Council rejects bid to stop provisional Mercosur deal
The Council presidency has killed a last-ditch effort from countries opposing the trade deal with Mercosur to prevent the agreement from kicking in provisionally before the entire ratification process is completed in Brussels.
EU countries green light EU-Mercosur agreement: farmers ignored, democracy sidelined
The European Coordination Via Campesina strongly condemns the decision by a majority of EU Member States to clear the way for the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, despite widespread opposition from farmers across Europe and South America.
France, Germany, Poland push for swift EU-India free trade deal
France, Germany, and Poland called for the swift signing of a free trade deal between the EU and India, describing it as a “decisive step” in relations, the French foreign minister said.
Angry French farmers defy ban and block Paris streets over Mercosur deal
French farmers defied a government ban, blockading roads into Paris and several of the city’s landmarks to protest against the Mercosur trade deal the European Union is expected to sign on Friday with South American nations.
Freeze US trade deal over Trump Greenland threats, EU lawmaker urges
Danish MEP says unfinished trade deal is among the few levers the EU has over Washington.